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Man found dead in Halifax home was asphyxiated: investigators

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Bradford Eugene Beals, 51, and Deborah Jane Spencer, 29, are charged in connection with the death of David Rose of Halifax. (CTV Atlantic)

HALIFAX -- Halifax police say a 65-year-old man found dead in his south-end home Sunday night was asphyxiated.

Investigators says David William Rose's death at his South Street home was drug-related and he knew the accused.

A man and women who were arrested Tuesday night now face charges.

Fifty-one-year-old Bradford Beals of Halifax is charged with second-degree murder and robbery.

Debra Jane Spencer, a 29-year-old Halifax woman, faces charges of robbery, and being an accessory after the fact to murder.